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> But I don't think a contemporary PL person would think of Java as a prime exemplar of the value that the research community brings to the world. For someone
by scott_s 6y ago
> But I don't think a contemporary PL person would think of Java as a prime exemplar of the value that the research community brings to the world.
For someone focused on the language itself, I agree. But consider the JVM: an enormous amount of research has been done on, and applied to, the JVM. Garbage collection and just-in-time compilation are two particular fields that the JVM has benefited from enormously.